Vise attachment.



1. A3 MCCLELLAN. VISE ATTACHMENT- APPLICATION HL ED NOV.15| I916.

Patented Dec. 4,1917.

4% M U W James A. M oLnL Anor MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN.

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Specification of Letterslatent.

Patented lDec. 4t, 191i 7.

Application filed November 15, 1916. Serial No. 131,527.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES A. MCCLEL- LAN, a citizenof the United States,-residing at Menomonie, in the county of Dunn and State of WVisconsin, have invented anew and useful Vise Attachment, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to attachments for vises. Owing to the'curv'ature of horseshoes, considerable difliculty has heretofore been encounteredin rigidly holding the same between the jaws of the ordinary vise, commonly used in blacksmith shops, etc., for the reason that the said vise jaws, inmany instances, are too wide to enter between the side members of the shoe, in order to secure a good grip thereon.

The object of the invention is to provide a device capable of use in conjunction with a vise of the ordinary construction, whereby horseshoes may be rigidly held, without damage to the shoe, during the operation of applying the calks or removing the same from the shoe. 1

Another object isto providea shoe holding device, for attachment to a vise which will remain thereon, while in use, without the use of screws, clamps, or other fastening means, which will be automatically opened and closed upon the proper manipulation of the vise, and which may be readily removed therefrom when the same is not in use.

'A' full and complete understanding of the invention may beobtained from a consideration of the following detailed description,

taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification;

. it being understood that while the drawing shows a practical form of the invention, the latter is not confined to strict conformity therewith, but may be changed or modified, so long as such changes or modifications mark no materialdeparture from the salient features of the invention, as specifically pointed out in the claims appended hereto. In the drawing, in which like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in each of the several figures:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an o'rdi nary vise showing the improved device applied thereto for holding a horseshoe.

Fig, 2 is a plan view on alarg er scale I showing the device in its normal or opened position.

Fig. 3' is a vertical sectional vrew,takeii through the jaws of the vise and slidwing" the invention applied thereto andholding a horseshoe. r

The invention comprises a pair of coacting jaws or clamping members 1 and 2, which are'adapted to be placed between the jaws of a vise 3 of any ordinary construction. The jaws or members 1 and 2 are similar, though not identical, in their construction, and are enlarged at one end to provide relatively broad shoe-engaging portions which are adapted, when in use, to

engage one side or the other of a horseshoe at, and torlgidly hold the same m a horizontal position, upon the manipulation of the vise 3, for the purpose of applying to or removing the calks 5' from the shoe l, or for any other desired operation.

Each jaw is provided with an overhanging or offset enlargement or flange 6 and 7, respectively, which are adapted to rest upon when the device is in use, to hold the same from downward movement. The coacting working'faces of the jaws are providedwith arcuate seats or recesses 8 and 9, respecthe top surface of the jaws of the vise 8,

tively, which are slightly undercut, as

shown, to properly receive the tapering faces of one side of the horseshoe, and are correspondingly curved to properly fit the same when the jaws of the device are closed upon the shoe to hold the same in position for operation. a

The jaw or clamping member 1 is provided at its upper end with an arcuate recess 10 formed on-a curve corresponding to the curvature of the horseshoe, and the opposite member'Q is provided with a correspondingly curved extension or supporting ledge 11, in spaced relation to the top face of the member 2, and adapted to enter, or partly enter,the recess 10 when the device is in its active position, depending upon the width of the side of the shoe operated upon. A shelf 12 is thus provided by the eXt-ension 11, lying in a horizontal plane and spaced a sufficient distance from the top face of the and there provided with registering pintle ears 15 and 16, respectively, properly located to fit, one pair between the other, and perforated to receive the hinge pintle 17, for the purpose of hingedly connecting the two members together, and to permit their opening and closing as the same may the members 1 and 2, respectively. Recesses 21 are provided in the extensions or shanks .13. and 14- to receive the said ends 20 of the spring and to prevent the same from accidental displacement. A split key 22 is preferably provided to prevent the hinge pintle 17 from becoming displaced.

The ears 15 and 16 are otfset sufiiciently to permit the closing of the members 1 and 2 between the jaws of the vise, so that their opposed faces may be permitted to come in close relation to each other in the event of a very narrow shoe being operated upon.

The tendency of the coiled spring 187is to open the or members 1 and 2 and to cause the same to normally lie in alinement with each other as indicated in Fig. 2,

so that it is necessary to manually close the jaws in order to introduce the same between the jaws of the vise 3, as indicated in Fig. 3, and it will be readily seen that the working members 1 and 2 will thus automatically open, as the actuating means of the vise-3 is operated to open the jaws of the latter. It follows that a shoe of any dimensions may be easily introduced between the jaws 1 and 2 in a positionto rest upon the extension or ledge 11,- and that, upon binding the same in the vise, the shoe will be rigidly held therein. 7 V

\Vhile I have shown and described my attachment as a holding vise for horseshoes, it will be obvious that by changing the shape 1 of the seats or recesses 8 and 9, other devices an inwardly extending horizontal shell be- Jopiea of this patent may be obtained for from one side to the other, and are open at their ends vand are undercut, and an inwardly extending shelf on one of the jaws of the attachment at the bottom of said seats, said shelf being adapted to support a horseshoe arranged horizontally in-the seats of the jaws, the depth of the seats being less than the thickness ofthe horseshoe so that the latter projects above-the upper face of the jaws of theattachment.

8. A holding attachment for Vises, comprising a pair of coacting jaws hingedly connected at one end, said jaws being provided with arcuate seats in their outer ends, and one jaw being formed below its seat with a recess and the other jaw having a supporting shelf registering with and projecting into the rec'ess of the first-named jaw.

4. A holding attachment for V1588, comprising a pair of coacting jaws hingedly connected at one end, a spring for normally opening the jaws, arcuate seats provided in the other ends of said jaws and adaptedto register when the aws'are closed, a shoe supporting shelf provided on one jaw below.

the seat thereon, and a corresponding recess provided in the other jaw and-registering with the said shelf when the aws are closed.

5. A device of the class described; comprising apair of coact ngjaws, arcuate shoereceiving seatsprovided inlsaid jaws adja-p cent to their ends and having undercut walls to conform to the walls ofahorseshoe, an arcuate recess formed 'inone jaw adjacent to its shoe-receiving seat,.a shoe supporting shelf provided on the other jaw in ali'nement i with the recess when the jaws are closed, shanks extending from the members and provided at their terminals with registering eyes, a hinge pintle connecting the eyes,

and a spring mounted on the pintle to cause the jaws to normally open.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing V as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature 111 the presence of two witnesses.-

Witnesses:

ELI JENSEN, J. J. EMME'r. I

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